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Pause backup jobs

Mister_Ed
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I found replies to similar questions but none of the answers aligned with what I have, honest.

I am upgrading the OS on two servers with the netbackup client running on them. Installing to a new box, renameing to original, installing the client, tweaking the archive bits.

I am looking for a way to simply pause the backup for the server that I am working on. I plan on doing the migration over weekends which is when my full backups run.

Moving from 2008 R2 to 2012 R2 (yeah, I know...)

I honestly though it would be as easy as opening up the policy, going to the schedule, right clicking it and selecting Pause. Nope, simply not an option.

Thanks for any help, Ed

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Am I understanding your requirement correctly? - goal: pause backups for a server during the time you are upgrading the OS and related work.

If above is correct, and it is not a server being backed up via a VMware type policy i.e. it is being backed up traditionally using client, you can go into NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master server > open master server properties > Client attributes > choose server from list of Clients (add if not present) > Check the "Offline Backups until" option and choose date a time.

The above method does not require changing anything for the policy and other clients in that policy.

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Am I understanding your requirement correctly? - goal: pause backups for a server during the time you are upgrading the OS and related work.

If above is correct, and it is not a server being backed up via a VMware type policy i.e. it is being backed up traditionally using client, you can go into NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master server > open master server properties > Client attributes > choose server from list of Clients (add if not present) > Check the "Offline Backups until" option and choose date a time.

The above method does not require changing anything for the policy and other clients in that policy.

Thank you so very much! This is exactly what I was looking for.

Genericus
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Two solutions, same process - pause the client

GUI - JAVA ADMIN CONSOLE

NETBACKUP MANAGEMENT- HOST PROPERTIES - MASTER SERVERS PROPERTIES - Client attributes - CLIENT - General Tab - check box to offline backups until date, set date.

COMMAND line on MASTER server

To list client:

bpclient -client CLIENT -L

Client Name: CLIENT

Current Host:

        Hostname: CLIENT

Dynamic Address:       no

Free Browse:   Allow

List Restore:  Not Specified

Max Jobs This Client:  Not Specified

WOFB Enabled:  yes

WOFB FIM:      VSS

WOFB Usage:    Individual Drive Snapshot

WOFB Error Control:    Abort on Error

Client Direct: Deduplication on the media server or

                Move data via media server

Client Direct Restore: Move data via media server

OST Proxy:     Off

OST Proxy Server:      Unspecified

Connect options:        2 2 3

Offline for backup:    No

Offline for restore:   No

 

TO SUSPEND BACKUPS UNTIL 1/15/2019

bpclient -client CLIENT -update -offline -onlineat "01/15/2019 00:00:00"

LIST CLIENT ATTRIBUTES AGAIN

bpclient -client CLIENT -L

Client Name: CLIENT

Current Host:

        Hostname: CLIENT

Dynamic Address:       no

Free Browse:   Allow

List Restore:  Not Specified

Max Jobs This Client:  Not Specified

WOFB Enabled:  yes

WOFB FIM:      VSS

WOFB Usage:    Individual Drive Snapshot

WOFB Error Control:    Abort on Error

Client Direct: Deduplication on the media server or

                Move data via media server

Client Direct Restore: Move data via media server

OST Proxy:     Off

OST Proxy Server:      Unspecified

Connect options:        2 2 3

Offline for backup:    Yes

Offline for restore:   Yes

Online backups at:     01/15/2019 00:00:00     (currently offline)

Online restores at:    01/15/2019 00:00:00     (currently offline)

 

To manually ONLINE the  client:

bpclient -client CLIENT –update -online

 

NetBackup 9.1.0.1 on Solaris 11, writing to Data Domain 9800 7.7.4.0
duplicating via SLP to LTO5 & LTO8 in SL8500 via ACSLS